When she first started learning about climate...

When she first started learning about climate change from one of her elders, Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier.

But the glacier was gone, melted away by the warming climate.

Sharp, president of the Quinault Indian Nation, Washington, US, remembers a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasn’t there anymore.

Loss is a growing issue for people working and living on the front lines of climate change. And that gave Jennifer Wren Atkinson, a full-time lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell, US, an idea for a class.

This quarter, she taught students on the Bothell campus about the emotional burdens of environmental study. She drew on the experiences of Native American tribes (部落), scientists and activists, and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fix – that “this is such an intractable problem that they’re going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives.”

Student Cody Dillon used to be a climate science skeptic (怀疑论者). Then he did his own reading and research, and changed his mind.

Dillon isn’t going into environmental work – he’s a computer-science major. Yet, the potential for a worldwide environmental catastrophe seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration projects.

But six months into the work, he decided that wasn’t the right response, either. “I didn’t really feel like I had an impact,” he said.

Atkinson’s class was just what he was looking for – a place where he could discuss his concerns about a changing climate, and also learn more about what’s being done in response. “You really see the amount of passion and drive a lot of these activists are putting in,” he said.

Atkinson said she hopes the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes.

“We are already transforming the planet – so many species and communities are going to be lost, displaced or massively (巨大地) impacted,” she said. “The future isn’t going to be what they imagined.”

Lauren Morrison, another student, said she felt empowered by learning about climate change actions around the globe.

“It’s easy to feel defeated, but all over the world, people are stepping up,” she said.

1.Why did the author mention the case of Fawn Sharp?

A.To lay a basis for Fawn Sharp’s further research.

B.To lead into the issue of loss caused by climate change.

C.To show scientists’ concern about the Mount Anderson glacier.

D.To show Fawn Sharp’s work is similar to Atkinson’s.

2.What’s the main purpose of Atkinson’s class?

A.To help students face emotional impact of a warming planet.

B.To explore how different people deal with climate change.

C.To find solutions to the Olympic Mountains’ environmental issue.

D.To make students aware of the current state of the global climate.

3.The underlined word “intractable” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ________.

A.simple B.interesting

C.complicated D.common

4.How did Atkinson’s class influence Dillon?

A.It changed his mind and aroused his interest in climate science.

B.It made him realize a planet-wide climate disaster would happen.

C.It encouraged him to be more involved in environmental protection.

D.It inspired him to work on restoration projects for the environment.

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When it comes to climate change, there are always some new, terrifying consequences to worry about—like ancient viruses and bacteria coming from the ice as the earth warms. Unfortunately, researchers fear we may see more of this in the future.

Some of these viruses and bacteria may have been trapped for thousands of years, and it’s not even totally clear yet what they are, let alone what kind of damage they might have.

Researchers have met complex “giant viruses” in the melting permafrost(永久冻土) of Siberia. One such virus, 30,000 years old, was still infectious when it was discovered in 2015, though it posed no danger to humans. It turns out that permafrost is excellent at preserving bacteria and viruses that are temporarily inactive, and then become reactivated with warming.

Scientists have discovered Spanish flu viruses in dead bodies buried in 1918 in the Alaskan tundra (冻原). When close to half of the population of a Siberian town in the 1890s died of smallpox (天花), their bodies were buried in the permafrost along the Kolyma River. The banks of that river are now beginning to wear away amid global warming, the BBC reports.

In Siberia in August 2016, some 100 people and 2,300 deer were infected with anthrax(炭疽) in the first outbreak in the area since 1941. One boy died from the disease. Scientist believed the anthrax had been trapped in the body of a long-frozen dead deer and became active during particularly hot summer of 2016, releasing the bacteria cells into the environment.

But even in warmer climates, rising temperatures can help grow and spread dangerous diseases. Over a decade ago, researcher Paul Epstein prophesied the possible spread of mosquito-born illnesses as a result of climate change. “Mosquitoes are sensitive to temperature changes,” he said. “Warming speeds up their rates of reproduction and the number of blood meals they take, makes their breeding (繁殖) season long, and shortens the maturation period for the germs they spread” --- all of which makes them more efficient at spreading disease.

1.Why are researchers worried about?

A. More ancient germs may reappear.　　 B. The earth is being seriously polluted

C. Ice melting may cause heavy floods.　　 D. Global climate change is worsening.

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A. No “giant viruses” were discovered in Siberia.

B. A new way was found to deal with the new germs.

C. One ancient virus could still result in people’s death.

D. Permafrost can keep germs alive for a long time.

3.What led to a boy’s death in Siberia?

A. Flu.　　 B. Cancer.

C. Anthrax.　　 D. Smallpox.

4.Which can best replace the underlined word “prophesied” in the last paragraph?

A. Denied.　　 B. Predicted.

C. Doubted.　　 D. Prevented.

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阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

When learning how to train your cat, you'll start with very basic first steps. But can you train a cat the same way you might train a dog? Yes and no. Because they're highly independent animals, cats might appear uninterested in following your commands. That doesn't mean you can't influence their behavior, though. If you're patient, your new cat or old cat can be trained in no time.

First, decide what you want your cat to learn, and then move towards your goals in small steps each day. Before you start training your cat, however, consider what commands you'll use and what types of behavioral actions you want her to learn. Think about what you may have wondered in the past: how to train your cat to use a litter box, bow to keep her calm during trips, and so on. How can you teach her to stop scratching your rugs or furniture?

Having determined which lessons you and your cat will master, it's time to get down to business. If you're excited about training, you may want to jump right in and teach your cat everything at once. However, your cat's attention span is shorter than yours; you can't expect her to stay interested every time you're ready to be the trainer. To be successful, though, it's a good idea to stick to one lesson at a time. Once your cat has mastered whatever you're working on, you can move on to the next training exercise.

When only you and your cat are at home, you don't have to worry too much about involving others in the training. Yet you still want your cat to learn to be social. Shortly after bringing your cat home, invite friends or family members over to socialize with your new pet. Just remind them not to be too forward with their introduction. If you're bringing a car into a larger family, it's even more important to involve everyone in the training. After all, she'll see these familiar faces every day!

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When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to work. I __ twenty chickens and asked him to ____ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would ____ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken ____ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was ____ would be his to keep. Gene was _____, thinking he would make his first ____ .

After several weeks’ successful work, I began to ____ that egg production was going down. I ____ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ____ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ____ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ____ eggs.

Then I asked him if he had ____ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ___. It was like he did not think anyone would ever ____ what he had done. After a long ____, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ____ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”

I was just astonished at the question in my own ____. I was dumbfounded at the ____ of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, but you can’t“fool the chickens”, because ____ , you will find out, as the saying goes,“What goes around comes around.”

1.A. sold　　 B. killed　　 C. caught　　 D. bought

2.A. take care of　　 B. observe　　 C. train　　 D. play with

3.A. save　　 B. borrow　　 C. buy　　 D. keep

4.A. nest　　 B. soup　　 C. meat　　 D. feed

5.A. given back　　 B. picked up　　 C. left over　　 D. brought in

6.A. thrilled　　 B. worried　　 C. satisfied　　 D. discouraged

7.A. deal　　 B. contribution　　 C. fortune　　 D. choice

8.A. hear　　 B. notice　　 C. predict　　 D. imagine

9.A. said　　 B. found　　 C. thought　　 D. recalled

10.A. private　　 B. honest　　 C. many　　 D. enough

11.A. missed　　 B. wasted　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. finished

12.A. hatching　　 B. laying　　 C. gathering　　 D. hiding

13.A. balanced　　 B. checked out　　 C. cut down　　 D. measured

14.A. delighted　　 B. shocked　　 C. tired　　 D. disappointed

15.A. forgive　　 B. allow　　 C. discuss　　 D. know

16.A. silence　　 B. absence　　 C. negotiation　　 D. preparation

17.A. heavier　　 B. fresher　　 C. less　　 D. more

18.A. life　　 B. job　　 C. case　　 D. mind

19.A. explanation　　 B. significance　　 C. trick　　 D. example

20.A. in this respect　　 B. in the end　　 C. in contrast　　 D. in addition

高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The story I am going to tell you happened about three years ago when I started to learn how to drive. At first, I was very frightened, and I thought I could never learn how to drive a car. Driving a car frightened me because in my home country women never drive, but in the United States every woman has to know how to drive. My husband paid an instructor to teach me how to drive. After that, my husband practiced with me for a long time. My husband always told me that I had to learn. It was important to me and my family.

However, I couldn’t get my license right away. I failed my driving test two times. After practicing for a long time, I decided to go for my third driving test. I had failed my first test because I was very nervous. Everybody encouraged me to continue practicing. Three weeks later, I decided to try it again, but I failed again. After that, I was very embarrassed（困窘的）, and I said I couldn’t get it, so I stopped practicing for a while.

Not knowing how to drive was bad because I couldn’t do anything. I had two kids, my husband works, and I have to take care of everything. Driving was so necessary that I decided to try it again. And finally, that time, I passed the test. Now I have my license. I know how to drive, and it has changed my life in some important ways. Now I’m driving to the college, learning English and hoping I will get a good job in the future.

1.Why did the author think that she could never learn how to drive a car?

2. The underlined word “instructor” in the first paragraph probably means __________.

3. How many persons in the author’s family are mentioned except the author herself?

4.The passage mainly shows us that the author failed for quite a few times but she never gave up and __________.

5.The best title of this passage should be “__________”.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to _______. I bought twenty chickens and asked him to _______ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would _______ the eggs from him. However, he would have to buy chicken _______ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was _______ would be his to keep. Gene was _______, thinking he would make his first _______.

After several weeks’ successful work, I began to _______ that egg production was going down, I _______ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ________ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ________ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ________ eggs.

Then I asked him if he had ________ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ________. It was like he did not think ________would ever know what he had done. After a long ________, he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ________ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”

I was just astonished at the question in my own ________. I was dumbfounded(惊呆) at the significance of it. Yes, you can fool everyone else, ________ you cannot “fool the chickens,” because ________, you will find out, as the saying goes, “What goes around comes around.”

1.A. cook　　 B. share　　 C. study　　 D. work

2.A. take care of　　 B. observe　　 C. train　　 D. pay attention to

3.A. enjoy　　 B. borrow　　 C. buy　　 D. keep

4.A. nest　　 B. soup　　 C. meat　　 D. feed

5.A. given back　　 B. picked up　　 C. left over　　 D. brought in

6.A. thrilled　　 B. worried　　 C. satisfied　　 D. discouraged

7.A. deal　　 B. contribution　　 C. fortune　　 D. choice

8.A. hear　　 B. notice　　 C. predict　　 D. imagine

9.A. said　　 B. found　　 C. thought　　 D. recalled

10.A. prize　　 B. lucky　　 C. pocket　　 D. enough

11.A. missed　　 B. wasted　　 C. saved　　 D. finished

12.A. hatching　　 B. laying　　 C. bringing　　 D. hiding

13.A. handed out　　 B. checked out　　 C. cut down　　 D. put down

14.A. delighted　　 B. shocked　　 C. tired　　 D. disappointed

15.A. nobody　　 B. everybody　　 C. someone　　 D. anyone

16.A. silence　　 B. absence　　 C. discussion　　 D. preparation

17.A. heavy　　 B. fresher　　 C. less　　 D. solid

18.A. life　　 B. job　　 C. case　　 D. mind

19.A. or　　 B. but　　 C. and　　 D. so

20.A. in fact　　 B. in the end　　 C. in contrast　　 D. in addition

高二英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Mrs. Jones was my first patient when I started medical school — and I owe her a lot.

She was under my care for the first two years of my medical training, yet I knew very little about her, except that she was thin, perhaps in her mid 70s. It might seem rather negligent not to know the basic facts of my patient, but I had a valid reason — Mrs. Jones was dead, and had been dead for about three years before I made a patient of her. Mrs. Jones was the dead body that I dissected (解剖) over the first two years of my medical training.

Of course, her name wasn’t really Mrs. Jones, but it seemed a little impolite to be conducting research into someone’s body without even knowing its name, so out of courtesy, I thought she should have one. “Me and Mrs. Jones, we’ve got a thing going on.” went the song coming out of the radio as I unzipped the bag of her on my first day — and so she was christened (命名).

As the months passed, I soon forgot that Mrs. Jones had, in fact, once been alive. One day, though, she suddenly became very human again. I’d been dissecting Mrs. Jones a good 18 months before I got around to the uterus (子宫). After I’d removed it, the professor came up to me, “If you look at the opening carefully, you’ll see that the angle indicates that this woman has had several children, probably three.” I stared at it, and I suddenly felt very strange. This woman, who had given me something incredibly precious that I’d begun to take for granted, wasn’t a dead body. She was a person, a mother, in fact.

At my graduation, the same professor came over to congratulate me. I explained the story about Mrs. Jones to him, and recalled what he’d told me about her having children and how that had affected me all those years ago.

“Well,” he said, “at the beginning of your training you had a dead body and managed to turn it into a person. Now you’re a doctor, the trick is to have a person and not turn them into a dead body,” and he laughed, shook my hand and walked away.

1.What does the underlined word “negligent” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Irresponsible. B.Pitiful.

C.Regretful. D.Miserable.

2.How did Mrs. Jones get her name?

A.She was named after the author’s favorite singer.

B.It came from a song being played during their first meet.

C.It was passed down from the seniors of the author’s school.

D.It just occurred to the author when he opened the bag of her.

3.What could be the author’s feeling for Mrs Jones Now?

A.Indifferent. B.Ashamed.

C.Grateful. D.Guilty.

4.What did the professor imply by his words in the last paragraph?

A.Medical students are able to bring the dead back to life.

B.Good doctors never fail to save their patients from dying.

C.Medical staff ought to have respect for life and humanity.

D.Being a doctor has nothing to do with the medical training.

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When you start a new job, you’ll probably be introduced to a lot of new people on your first day. And it’s important to make a good impression. The following are some practical tips to help you.

Show up early

1. Arriving 5 to 10 minutes early gives you time to settle in—or hit the bathroom if needed. To make sure you can arrive early, give yourself extra time to get ready in the morning and to travel to your destination.

2.

It can be difficult to find the right balance between having an influence on your new role, and disturbing the balance of the delicate office ecosystem. You don’t want to walk in and get into trouble, but you also don’t want to fade into the background, either.

Take plenty of notes

It’s a great idea to bring a small notebook and pen with you on your first day for taking down notes. Don’t be shy about recording information that you know will be useful to you later, like names and passwords. 3.. So taking notes is a great way to keep on top of things.

Watch your body language

You’ve probably read that body language is important for job interviews, but it can also be a valuable tool in creating a lasting impression when you start a new job. On your first day, be careful of conveying powerful body language. 4. And do your best to avoid negative body language, such as yawning, frowning, or standing with your hands in your pockets.

Step away form social media

While on your first day at the office you must have all sorts of feelings—nerves, anxiety, joy, even boredom—resist the desire to share it on social media. When it comes to updating your friends and followers about the status of your newfound employment, always be cautious and assume your bosses are watching. 5..

A. Almost certainly, they will

B. Be positive and show interest

C. Be enthusiastic, but not overbearing

D. Smile often and look people in the eye

E. Body language makes one more successful

F. This might seem easy, but many people don’t do it

G. You’re likely to face data-overload on your first day

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When you start a new job, you’ll probably be introduced to a lot of new people on your first day. And it’s important to make a good impression. The following are some practical tips to help you.

Show up early

This might seem easy, but many people don’t do it.1. .To make sure you can arrive early, give yourself extra time to get ready in the morning and to travel to your destination.

2.

It can be difficult to find the right balance between having an influence on your new role, and disturbing the balance of the delicate office ecosystem. You don’t want to walk in and get into trouble, but you also don’t want to fade into the background, either.

Take plenty of notes

It’s a great idea to bring a small notebook and pen with you on your first day for taking down notes. Don’t be shy about recording information that you know will be useful to you later, like names and passwords. You’re likely to face data-overload on your first day.3..

Watch your body language

You’ve probably read that body language is important for job interviews, but it can also be a valuable tool in creating a lasting impression when you start a new job. On your first day, be careful of conveying powerful body language. 4..And do your best to avoid negative body language, such as yawning, frowning, or standing with your hands in your pockets.

Step away from social media

While on your first day at the office you must have all sorts of feelings—nerves, anxiety, joy, even boredom—resist the desire to share it on social media. When it comes to updating your friends and followers about the status of your newfound employment, always be cautious and assume your bosses are watching. 5..

A. Almost certainly, they will in fact

B. Be positive and show interest

C. Be enthusiastic, but not overbearing(自大的)

D. Smile often and look people in the eye

E. Body language is what we should avoid

F. Arriving 5 to 10 minutes early gives you time to settle in

G. So taking notes is a great way to keep on top of things

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Is there link between humans and climate change or not? This question was first studied in the early 1900s. Since then, many scientists have thought that our actions do make a difference. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol explained our role in the Earth’s changing atmosphere and set international limits for gas emissions（排放）from 2008 to 2012. Some countries have decided to continue these reductions until 2020. More recently, the Paris Agreement, stuck by nearly 200 countries, also aims to limit global warming. But just now how much warmer it will get depends on how deeply countries cut carbon emissions.

3.5℃: This is how much temperatures would rise by 2100 even if nations live up to the initial Paris promises to reduce carbon emissions; this rise could still put coastal cities under water and drive over half of all species to extinction.

2℃: To meet this minimum goal, the Agreement requires countries to tighten emissions targets every five years. Even this increase could sink some islands, worse drought and drive a decline of up to a third in the number of species.

1.5℃: This is the most ambitious goal for temperature rise set by the Paris Agreement, after a push by low-lying island nations like Kiribati, which say limiting temperature rise to 1.5℃ could save them from sinking.

0.8℃: This is how much temperatures have risen since the industrial age began, putting us 40% of the way to the 2℃ point.

0℃: The baseline here is average global temperature before the start of the industrial age.

1.It can be concluded from Para.1 that _______.

A. the problem of global warming will have been quite solved by 2020

B. gas emissions have been effectively reduced in developed countries

C. the Paris Agreements is more influential than the Kyoto Protocol

D. humans have made continuous efforts to slow down global warming

2.If nations could only keep the initial promises of the Paris Agreement, what would happen by the year 2100?

A. The human population would increase by one third.

B. Little over 50% of all species would still exist.

C. The Agreement’s minimum goal would not be reached.

D. Nations would not need to tighten their emissions targets.

3.If those island nations not far above sea level are to survive, the maximum temperature rise, since the start of the industrial age, should be_______.

A. 0.8℃　　 B. 1.5℃　　 C. 2℃　　 D. 3.5℃

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